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Blizzard shuts down schools, businesses 
A major storm system has shut down most of Eastern Newfoundland today. All schools in the Vista school district are closed for the day due to the blizzard.
Other businesses and offices are ... (more)
05/02/10 11:15 AM
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Update: Break-in at Random Square Mall
RCMP in Clarenville are currently investigating a break and enter that occured in the early morning hours of Feb. 4 at Random Square Mall, Manitoba Drive.
The suspect or suspects entered th... (more)
04/02/10 11:25 AM
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Cataracts captain Mike Brent and Caribous Captain Dustin Russell get primed for the official droppin... » |
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A grand opening 3
It might have been the ceremony, or it could have been the Caribous last home game against the Grand Falls Cataracts, but in any case there was a capacity crowd at the Clarenville Events Centre on Saturday night.
The special occasion was the Grand Opening of the Events Centre.
Although the facility has been in operation since the Caribous first home game on Oct. 30, the pomp and circumstance to mark the milestone didn't go ahead until last weekend. (more)
04/02/10 3:55 PM
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Michelle Walsh of the Community Advisory Board shares a laugh with Ted Drover and Finance Minister T... » |
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Picking our brains
The pre-budget consultation in Clarenville last week was brief. Just three people made presentations to Finance Minister Tom Marshall during his stop in Clarenville. Marshall is meeting face-to-face with municipal politicians and community leaders in a series of pre-budget consultations across the province.
"It gives me a chance to pick your brains," said Marshall to the seven people who turned out for the session. (more)
04/02/10 11:04 AM
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Jason Churchill fends off another attempt by the Grand Falls Cataracts in third period action on Sat... » |
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Two wins on home ice
The Clarenville Caribous have just a one-point lead over first-place rivals Grand Falls Cataracts in the West Coast Senior Hockey league.
Their league standing is the result of two wins on the weekend at the Clarenville Events Centre.
But the wins were no walk-aways.
Saturday's game was by virtue of a 2-1 victory in the first period. The rest of the game was with each side equally determined to claim a win. (more)
04/02/10 11:04 AM
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One cat at a time
Doreen Chard is an animal-lover.
So is her sister Pauline Keel, and many others who call Bonavista home.
It's thanks to them that 18 cats and kittens are healthy and happy, rather than huddling under a vacant house.
In the spring of 2008, about 20 stray cats were making their home in a shed. The shed's owner would feed them everyday until he became ill and could no longer care for the animals. (more)
04/02/10 3:57 PM
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TOIL and trouble
It sounds staggering - in 2009 the provincial government paid out $21 million in overtime. It also recorded another $10.91 worth of Time Off In Lieu (TOIL).
According to the latest Auditor General's report, since the last review of overtime in 2001, the cost of overtime has increased by 55 per cent since then, from $13.5 million in 2001 to $20.9 million last year. (more)
04/02/10 11:04 AM
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Hearing him out
Stuart Pearce admits he is not a fisherman. But, as a Newfoundlander, he says he is not prepared to stand back any longer and see harvesters exploited.
At a meeting in Plate Cove West, one of many Pearce is holding around the province, the Port aux Basque resident outlined his ideas for a new coalition to represent fish harvesters' interests and to restructure the fishing industry. (more)
04/02/10 11:04 AM
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Where in the world?
When Bonavista celebrates Come Home Year this summer, a small group of people will be marking another milestone - Cabot Collegiate graduates of 1980 will be celebrating their 30-year high school reunion.
Wanda Cuff-Young and Cathy Keel are organizing the event.
"It's very time consuming," says Cuff-Young. "We've been able to track down about 15 or so people, but there's another 35 we don't know where they are." (more)
04/02/10 11:04 AM
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